Working Student in Quantitative Research 40%, temporary

Description

Your Role

As a Working Student your main responsibilities will involve:

• Help to define the quantitative analysis approach covering fixed income, equity and currency markets
• Improve forecasting capabilities
• Maintain and develop macroeconomic and financial databases
• Research topical economic and financial issues, providing coherent and structured analysis
• Provide accurate and timely data analysis
• Employ a systematic approach to information gathering

Your Skills and Experience

As a Working Student your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

• Master student in statistics or economics/finance
• Work experience in a professional investment environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Programming skills in R, Matlab or similar software
• Excel (VBA) programming skills are a plus
• Good understanding of macro economics and financial market fundamentals
• Knowledge of financial market information systems such as Bloomberg and Datastream as well as Microsoft office software

Additional Information

Primary work location is Zurich.
If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter Dominique Josephine Vögeli is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

You can find additional information about Zurich as an employer and about the candidate journey on our career site.

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Who we are

Zurich is a strong brand - more than 1.4 million Swiss customers place their trust in our products and services. Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

At Zurich we are an equal opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.

Information for recruitment agencies

Zurich accepts no unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We therefore request that recruitment agencies do not submit any candidate documents neither via our employees nor through our online career portal.

We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications as well as any associated fees. Thank you for your understanding.

Primary Location:Switzerland

Schedule:Part-time

Travel:No

Job Posting:05/18/18

Unposting Date:Ongoing